The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-03-18
RECIPROCITY.
Sensible Letter From Hon
Benjamin ButterwOrth.
AWAY OUT OF THE DIFFICULTY
Hc Advocates Spirit OF Compromise
and the Making of Mutual Con-
cessions
Reciprocity.


Toronto March 1.-THE Mail, this
morning, contains letter from Hon.
BENJAMIN Butterworth, member Oh
Congress from Cincinnati, who intro
duced the Dill 10 Congress for reclp5
rocitv between Canada and the Unlteu
States. Following are extracts tou
are familiar with the details OF ~ TUG pIo-
position contained IN Tue Ttn - a.
duced by me at the Closing uays VI 'no
last session of Congress. Tha1 tne
CLOSER COMMERCIAL RELATIONS,
or angriIy and possibly the permanent
arrangement between Canada and the
limited States must, in the near future,
obtain, seems too clear to need
srgument to sustain it. 1t Is
fhe memorable logic of the stu
alton that closer and freer com
mercial relations are desirable and
from every point of view Is apparent;
and it seems equally clear that there Is
no measure of reciprocity, short OF that
which is full aud complete, that can
meet the obvious requirements OF the
situation. l repeat that the way out oil
the present ENHANCEMENT Will lead TO
most happy and valuable, and, IN every
sense, unity of commercial and social
interests between ourselves and our
neighbors and kinsmen on the north
OR AN ALIENATION AND ENHANCEMENT,
which would be alike discreditable to
cur craftsmanship. Either we will
take down the partition wall
which forces our commere back
upon ourselves and stops its flow along
the natural channels which it unerring-
~ seeks out, and give it full scope so
that the trade between the United States
and Canada will be as free as it is be
tween New York aad Ohio, or we will
line our northern border with evidences
Of retrograding civilization, with forts
on the lsRd and cruisers on the lakes,
picketing 1900 miles of our frontier with
customs officers and spies. Such a con-
ditiOn of things is alike
UNNATURAL AND USwIsE.
Aave not the time nor the inolina
Hon ~ Incr e Sc he-length and enlarge
the s.opg OF this latter by canvass
ing the resources of Canada,
which we need and ultimately must
have, and the mutual depend
ence Of one country upon the other.
Suffice it to say, that no intelligent
person, who carefully investigates the
facts, will hesitate to pronounce in
favor Of the fullest and most complete
reciprocity. Fortunately, Canada is as
free and clothed with as full power to
conclude. arrangements as is the United
States, the former, by such course as
will IN no wise disturb her relations
with the mother country. The ties that
bind her to England are not CONNER
CIal; they are those which reach from
heaTthstone to hearthstone, and
COULD ONLY BE DESTROYED
10y the mother country in an effort to
interpose insurmountable barriers in the
way of the prosperity and happiness of
the Atlantic. This England will
not do, OF course in case OF
fun reciprocity. as proposed in
the bill to which 1 have sealed your
attention, the internal revenue OF
Canada would require some modiica,
lions, but this relates to matters of
detail and presents no serious obstacle
worth considering. Our tariff systems
are now substantially the same and
would be made identical, and that
system which has placed the United
states IN the front rank of manufactur-
Ing nations would speedily do like
service Tor Canada. The settlement of
the question about mackerel and cod
nSh Is not difficult, and compared with
the vast interests affected by the settle
ment,
ALL THE FISH IN CONTROVERSY
would not make noticeable side-dish,
II Canada, in the interest of attaining
what l am persuaded fve-sixths of the
people Of both countries desire. could
tor one year, extend the privileges
heretofore enjoyed by, but now denied
TO, our fishermen. All causes of attrition
would be removed, al d the result would
De an adjustment of the differences by. 9
iuu reciprocity and renewed prosper.
i1y TO us which We have hitherto not
known. This would possibly Involve a
little sacrifice of pride, but the act
would be met on this side by a like
spirit OF compromise and adjustment.
In other words, the concessions would
be mutual"